Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha shrine owns Mount Fuji summit

The summit of Mount Fuji is privately owned by the Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha shrine, located primarily in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture. The shrine's ownership extends from the eighth station, at an altitude of 3,250 meters, up to the peak at 3,776 meters. All areas below the eighth station are technically public land.

Historically, the entire mountain was owned by Tokugawa Ieyasu, who donated the summit to the shrine in 1606. The shrine maintained ownership until the Meiji era, when the government reclaimed control of the mountain and various shrines, converting them into public land. This status remained until 1949, following the enactment of Japan's new constitution.